The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn

by Kenneth T. Jackson (Introduction)

This generously illustrated book takes us on a tour of the ninety neighborhoods of Brooklyn, providing intimate portraits of their diverse ethnic makeups, abundance of architectural styles, and many churches and festivals.

“Filled with maps, street-corner photographs, history, and local lore. As with the place itself, there are surprising rewards to getting lost here.”—New Yorker

“Detail[s] in charming and highly accessible form the facts about a city that works..”—William R. Everdell, New York Times Book Review

“Strikingly illustrated, well written, and with clear maps, this is an excellent guide to the visual delights and the human landscape of our most complex borough.”—Howard Kissel, Daily News

“A delightful tour.”—Digby Diehl, Modern Maturity

“New York’s most populous borough comes alive in The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn. . . . With photographs, maps, and fact-crammed descriptions of each neighborhood, this guide is a lively salute to Brooklyn. For the millions who have lived or now live in New York, and for the millions of others who long to, these books will be an essential and endlessly fascinating resource. . . . The most detailed and sparkling celebration of Brooklyn ever written.”— Brooklyn Park Slope Courier
 A joint publication of Citizens for NYC and Yale University Press

Genres: New York, History, Nonfiction

312 pages, Paperback

First published November 24, 1998

Reviews

[Ian Hardouin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Outdated at this point, a snapshot of Brooklyn around at the dawn of the 2000s. Originally published in 1998, and revised for a 2nd edition in 2004. Seems as if the revisions from the original were minimal. Many Brooklyn neighborhoods have changed substantially since the late 1990s. In some neighborhoods, these changes (er, the g-word) were well underway by 2003-2004. Perhaps the most interesting feature in this book is population and demographic stats of Brooklyn nabes from the 2000 Census. Again, in many areas, much has changed since then.

[Alexandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book contains dated information (1998) yet still provides an excellent overview of the historical and recent composition of Brooklyn's diverse neighborhoods. Maps of the geographic boundaries, architectural styles, historical photographs and demographic data of each neighborhood provide context for understanding the current dynamics of Brooklyn's neighborhoods today. An excellent resource for anyone living, working or interested in Brooklyn's neighborhoods.

[Dan Lalande · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informed hop on-hop off through Brooklyn's ninety neighbourhoods, put out in 1998. The descriptions are exercises in diplomacy and kindness and the paucity and quality of photos are serious demerits but the boundaries, maps and sidebars compensate.

[Amy D.P. · Rating 3 out of 5]

A ggood overview of the general history, boundaries, and somewhat current activities and populations of the bneighborhoods of Brooklyn.